Grieving child builds backyard rocket ship
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I Built a Rocket Ship (Kids Can Press, 32 pages, hardcover, $22) by Winnipegger Anna Lazowski is a tender story for children ages 4-8 about a little girl trying to make sense of her mother’s death. The child engages in conversation with her late mom, agreeing and disagreeing about things said as she carries objects (and of course, the cat) to the backyard. There, she is building a rocket ship she will pilot into the skies to find her mom again.
Jennica Lounsbury’s varied perspectives show the range of emotions the little girl experiences.
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Northwoods Lullaby by Mary Casanova (University of Minnesota Press, 32 pages, hardover, $25) is a bedtime book for readers up to age eight, perfect to bring a busy, happy day to a close. Just like children who are listening to adults reading the book, all the animal babies are being tucked into their nests and burrows by loving parents: “Thump and scamper,/nimble clover./ Soon it’s time to rest. Baby loon/ nestles in/as Papa floats along.”
The endearing, muted illustrations by Jordan Sundberg help set the mood.
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Caregivers can use Every Space Between (Groundwood, 48 pages, hardcover, $22) to teach children ages 3-7 their first physics lessons about the many definitions of space.
Author Naseem Hrab offers thought-provoking examples of how the area “in between” — the moment, the wait or the thought — can be interpreted. Playful illustrations by John Martz move the story forward.
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Five-year-old Zoey suffers from younger-sibling syndrome in Zoey’s Cheer-me-up Chest by Anne Renaud (Peanut Butter Press, 30 pages, hardcover, $20). When she realizes she can’t compete with her older siblings to make Dad a great birthday present, her twin siblings, Matthew and Mathilda, nudge Zoey to express herself — and she discovers she’s more capable and creative than she imagined.
Gabrielle Grimard’s watercolours capture Zoey’s grumpiness, confusion and contentment. Children aged 4-6 will identify with her distress.
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Gordon Korman wrote his first book when he was 13. Now in his 60s, he’s still turning out humorous and relevant novels for the 9-12 age group, often putting kids in situations totally opposite to what’s typical for them.
In Sleepless (Scholastic, 240 pages, hardcover, $27) he imagines teenagers who can’t sleep — at all. As they pursue the answer to this mystery, they learn lessons beyond their years, find strengths they didn’t realize they had, and figure out that their negative assumptions about each other can be bridged when they work together.
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Aubrey is a happy 16-year-old in The Moth Dreamer (Highwater Press, 272 pages, softcover, $18), but dark visions come upon her unexpectedly. When she fails to prevent an accident, she’s plagued with guilt that begins to affect her life and relationships. She fights through her grief and the confusion over what’s happening to her.
Winnipegger Amy Lynn Farrell wraps in Anishinaabe spiritual teachings in this novel for 12-15 year olds, using Aubrey’s kind kookum to help Aubrey navigate to a better place.
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Winnipeg fantasy writer S.M. Beiko has invented an imaginative, complicated world in The Sleuth of Ferren City (ECW Press, 367 pages, softcover $24), a world inhabited by a variety of beings, including monstros like Sable — scale-covered and coil-tailed, yet with human vulnerabilities.
When her friend goes missing, Sable leaves the safety of her books in her tree hideaway and heads to the city. On her journey, she encounters unexpected dangers and discovers strengths she couldn’t have anticipated.
This is the third volume of The Brindlewatch quintet, with strong writing and very relatable real-world issues that will appeal to 13-17 year-olds.
Harriet Zaidman is an award-winning writer for young people. Her historical novels recall significant events in Canadian history as they affected young people.
